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Joints Flashcards

0
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A way to classify joints

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Amount of movement

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The point where 2 bones meet

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Articulations

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Immovable (sutures,tooth/jaw,growth plates)

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Synarthrotic

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Slightly moveable (vertebrae,interosseous membrane)

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Amphioarthrotic

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4
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Freely moveable (knee,hip,shoulder)

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Diarthrotic

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5
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Skull (synarthrotic joint type)

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Suture

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6
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Tooth and jaw (synarthrotic)

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Gomphosis

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7
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Growth plates in kids (synarthrotic)

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Synchondrosis

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Fused growth plates in adults (synarthrotic)

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Synostosis

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9
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Bones connected to ligaments (amphioarthrotic) *between tibia and fibula

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Syndesmosis

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Fibrocartilage (amphioarthrotic) *pubic symphasis

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Symphasis

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11
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Joints with a capsule filled with fluid the consistency of egg white (diarthrotic)

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Synovial joints

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12
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Reduces friction and impact (diarthrotic)

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Articular cartilage

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13
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Wedges between bones that:
Reduce shock
Stabilize the joint
Cushion

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Meniscus

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14
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Protect cartilage, act as filler, and cushion

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Fat pads

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15
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Connect bone to bone

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Ligaments

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16
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Thickened capsule wall

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Accessory

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17
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Outside of joint capsule (patellar,MCL,LCL)

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Extracapsular

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18
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Inside the capsule (ACL, PCL)

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Intracapsular

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19
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Connect muscle to bone

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Tendons

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20
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Fluid filled sacs between ligaments/tendons and bones

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Bursae

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21
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Swollen bursal sacs due to overuse

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Bursitis

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22
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Joint stabilizing factors

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Ligament location
Shapes of bony surfaces
Presence of bone, muscle, or fat pads
Tension of tendons

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23
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Complete dislocation

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Luxation

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24
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Partial dislocation

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Subluxation

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25
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1 bone slides over another

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Gliding

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26
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Decrease the angle of a joint

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Flexion

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27
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Increase the angle of a joint

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Extension

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28
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Beyond 180 degrees

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Hyperextension

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29
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Movement away from mid-line

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Abduction

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30
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Movement towards the midline

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Adduction

31
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Moving in a circular path with a fixed point

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Circumduction

32
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Turning palms up

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Supination

33
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Turning palms down

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Pronation

34
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Turning movement

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Rotation

35
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Sole of foot goes in (bowlegged)

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Inversion

36
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Sole of foot goes out (knock need)

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Eversion

37
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Pull toes up

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Dorsiflexion

38
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Point toes down

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Plantarflexion

39
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Ability to cross thumb across palm

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Opposition

40
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Pushing a body part away

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Protraction

41
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Bringing a body part in

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Retraction

42
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Raising a body part

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Elevation

43
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Lowering a body part

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Depression

44
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Side to side movement

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Lateral flexion

45
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Wrists and ankles

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Gliding joints

46
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Thumb

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Saddle joint

47
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Radius and ulna

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Pivot joint

48
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Shoulder and hip

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Ball and socket joint

49
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Elbow, knee, and fingers

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Hinge joint

50
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Between metacarpals and fingers

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Condyloid joint

51
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Made up of fibrocartilage

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Intervertebral articulations

52
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Tough outer covering

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Annulus fibrosis

53
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Gel-like core

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Nucleus pulposus

54
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Disc slides out of position and presses on spinal nerves

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Slipped discs

55
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Annulus fibrosis tears and leaks gel and vertebrae rub on each other

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Herniated disc

56
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Shoulder joint ligaments

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Acromioclavicular
Coracoacromial
Coracoclavicular
Glenohumeral

57
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Elbow joint ligaments

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Ulnar collateral
Radial collateral
Annular

58
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Hip joint ligaments

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Ischiofemoral
Pubofemoral
Illiofemoral
Acetabular labrum

59
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Cartilage discs in middle

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Lateral/medial meniscus

60
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Thigh muscle to knee cap

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Patellar tendon

61
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Aging and the joints

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Weaker bones
Looser joints 
Cartilage breaks down 
Decreased healing 
Increase in rheumatism
62
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Swelling in joints

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Rheumatism

63
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Wear and tear on joints

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Osteoarthritis

64
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WBC’s damage cartilage and joint tissue

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Rheumatoid arthritis

65
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Fluid filled sacs on wrist
not contagious
due to stress of a tendon or injury
sit on top of tendons near joints

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Ganglion cysts

66
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Stretched or torn ligament

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Sprain

67
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Stretching or tearing a muscle or tendon

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Strain

68
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Results from tight footwear, bursae sacs get swollen on the big toe

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Bunions

69
Q

Overuse injury of knee. Patellar ligament and pulls away at growth plate

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Osgood-schlatter

70
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Death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply

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Avascular necrosis

71
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Inflammation, tear of tendons. Occurs in most oftenly used joints

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Tendonitis

72
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Surgery to fix hip/knee

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Hip and knee replacement

73
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Function of synovial fluid

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Lubrication
Give nutrients
Shock absorber

74
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Form of arthritis caused by uric acid crystals

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Gout

75
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Jaw is out of socket or clicks

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TMJ

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